Man accused of bringing bombs to Capitol undergoing mental evaluation

Police say man had Molotov cocktails in his backpack

The man who calls Kvon Smith his son said he's stunned at the charges Smith is facing.

Capitol police arrested Smith on Tuesday in the Capitol rotunda hours before Gov. Scott Walker was scheduled to deliver the State of the State address.

Police said Smith had a backpack with several bottles full of rubbing alcohol, chalk and motor oil. Smith videotaped himself making the mixture of Molotov cocktails on Facebook and wrote he was going to the Capitol to do harm, police said.

Don Nevaiser said it wasn't Smith talking but rather his illness. For 12 years, Nevaiser helped raise Smith, who he said has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and recently stopped taking his medication.

In an interview Thursday, Nevaiser shared what Smith recently wrote and submitted with his college applications.

"I also value education, which I believe is extremely important and necessary to excel in our society," read Nevaiser, who said Smith went on to study business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Nevaiser is an author, life coach and Smith's longtime Big Brother through the Dane County program.

"He became, over the years, my son and I became his father, and we've been referring to each other that way and considering each other that for years," Nevaiser said.

Two years ago, Smith entered the Air Force, but during basic training, his changing behavior led doctors to diagnose him with schizophrenia, Nevaiser said.